March 25, 2002

STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD

BOARD MEETING SESSION--DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY

APRIL 10, 2002

ITEM 15

SUBJECT

CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR DESIGNEE TO NEGOTIATE, EXECUTE, AND AMEND A CONTRACT WITH THE SANTA ANA WATERSHED PROJECT AUTHORITY (SAWPA) TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE EASTERN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT-SAN JACINTO WATER HARVESTING PROJECT FROM THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTEGRATED WATERSHED PROGRAM (SCIWP) ESTABLISHED IN THE COSTA-MACHADO WATER ACT OF 2000

(2000 BOND ACT)

DISCUSSION

The 2000 Bond Act contains the SCIWP (Water Code sections 79104.20 through 79104.34) which includes $235 million for the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) to allocate to SAWPA for certain types of projects in the Santa Ana River Watershed.

SAWPA has requested that the SWRCB approve funding for the Eastern Municipal Water District – San Jacinto Water Harvesting Project which is consistent with the goals and objectives of the SCIWP. A total of $675,000 is requested for funding based on a total project cost of $900,000.

A more detailed description of this project is contained in the Attachment.

POLICY ISSUE

Should the SWRCB authorize the Executive Director or designee to negotiate, execute, and amend a contract with SAWPA to fund the Eastern Municipal Water District –

San Jacinto Water Harvesting Project for a total of $675,000 from SCIWP?

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FISCAL IMPACT

The total cost for the above project is $900,000. SAWPA is requesting that $675,000 of these costs be funded from the SCIWP. The following table is a summary of the funding made available for SCIWP from Fiscal Years (FYs) 2000-01 and 2001-02 State Budget Appropriations.

Legislated subaccount / $ 235,000,000.00
State bond costs @ 3 percent / $ (7,050,000.00)
State admin costs @ 3 percent / $ (7,050,000.00)
Total subaccount funds available for disbursement / $ 220,900,000.00
Budget allocation FY 2000-01 / $ 133,000,000.00
Budget allocation FY 2001-02 / $ 87,900,000.00
Funds Previously committed / $ (146,570,426.00)
Current balance FY 2001-02 allocation / $ 74,329,574.00
Eastern Municipal - San Jacinto Water Harvesting Project / $ 675,000.00
City of Riverside - Riverside Canal and Tunnel Reconstruction Project / $ 5,250,000.00
Chino I Desalter Expansion and
Chino II Desalter Project / $ 48,000,000.00
Subtotal requested funds / $ 53,925,000.00
Remaining balance if approved / $ 20,404,574.00

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RWQCB IMPACT

Yes, Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board.

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That the SWRCB authorizes the Executive Director or designee to negotiate, execute, and amend a contract with SAWPA to fund the Eastern Municipal Water District –

San Jacinto Water Harvesting Project for a total of $675,000 from SCIWP.

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March 25, 2002

STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD

RESOLUTION NO. 2002-

AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR DESIGNEE TO

NEGOTIATE, EXECUTE, AND AMEND A CONTRACT WITH THE

SANTA ANA WATERSHED PROJECT AUTHORITY (SAWPA) TO PROVIDE

FUNDING FOR THE EASTERN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT-SAN JACINTO

WATER HARVESTING PROJECT FROM THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

INTEGRATED WATERSHED PROGRAM (SCIWP) ESTABLISHED IN

THE COSTA-MACHADO WATER ACT OF 2000 (2000 BOND ACT)

WHEREAS:

  1. The 2000 Bond Act authorized $235 million in the SCIWP for the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) to allocate to SAWPA for projects to rehabilitate and improve the Santa Ana River Watershed.
  1. SAWPA seeks $675,000 in SCIWP funding for the Eastern Municipal Water District –

San Jacinto Water Harvesting Project pursuant to a management and administration contract with the SWRCB approved by the Department of General Services on February 8, 2001.

  1. This project is consistent with the SCIWP goals of basin water banking, contaminant and salt removal through reclamation and desalting, programs for water conservation and efficiency and storm water capture and management, and is described in detail in the Attachment.
  1. No water quality impacts were included in the Final Mitigated Negative Declaration that was filed with Office of Planning and Research on April 28, 2000 (State Clearing House

No. 2000031106).

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT:

The SWRCB authorizes the Executive Director or designee to negotiate, execute, and amend a contract with SAWPA to fund the Eastern Municipal Water District –San Jacinto Water Harvesting Project for a total of $675,000 from SCIWP.

CERTIFICATION

The undersigned, Clerk to the Board, does hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true, and correct copy of a resolution duly and regularly adopted at a meeting of the State Water Resources Control Board held on April 25, 2002.

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Maureen Marché

Clerk to the Board

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ATTACHMENT

Attachment

Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) – San Jacinto Water Harvesting Project

Project Description

This project proposes to utilize the San Jacinto Reservoir to capture approximately 300-320 acre-feet per year of storm water flows discharged from a master planned channel alignment (Storm Drain Line E) to recharge the area’s ground water basin. The process locally known as “water harvesting” is to allow EMWD to capture water during the peak seasonal wet periods and store it for use during dry periods.

The San Jacinto Reservoir currently has storage capability for storm water capture and potential recharge. The Water Conservation District approved a branch line extending from Line E to the Reservoir to allow for the discharge of storm water flows directly into the reservoir. This will allow storm water discharge to either be directed into the reservoir or remain in the flood control channel and continue past the reservoir.

This proposed project will include an outlet to be constructed within the Reservoir to discharge water exceeding that level necessary to allow continued inflow from

Line E. Excavation and grading activities will lower the depth of the basin ½ foot, which is the estimated amount of dirt necessary to construct an eight foot high berm adjacent to and parallel with the Metropolitan Water District underground pipeline that traverses the Reservoir. A “cutoff” wall will be constructed below the ground level at the easterly and southerly dike to reduce the effect of water migration toward surrounding properties. A manual gate will be constructed by EMWD outside of the Reservoir to regulate the flow of water around and into a proposed flush pond. Monitoring wells will be installed on EMWD property to measure the change in ground water depth due to the impoundment of storm water flows. This project would serve as a demonstration to determine the effectiveness of the water harvesting process for water conservation.

California Environmental Quality Act

No water quality impacts were included in the Final Mitigated Negative Declaration that was filed with Office of Planning and Research on April 28, 2000

(State Clearing House No. 2000031106).

Funding Requirements

A total of $675,000 is requested for funding based on a total project cost of $900,000.

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